Evert Gonesh | |
|---|---|
 Evert Gonesh (Behind table/Center of image.) | |
| Ambassador of Suriname to the Netherlands | |
| In office 1994ā2001 | |
| Preceded by | Cyrill Ramkisor |
| Succeeded by | Edgar Amanh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Evert Guillaume Azimullah 27 July 1955 Paramaribo, Surinam |
| Nationality | Suriname |
| Political party | Progressive Reform Party (VHP) |
Evert Guillaume Gonesh (formerly known as Evert Guillaume Azimullah;[1] born 21 August 1938) is a Surinamese diplomat, politician, and writer of Indian descent. He served as the Surinamese Ambassador to the Netherlands.
Biography[edit | edit source]
After completing of his secondary education in Suriname, Gonesh studied Political and Social Sciences at the University of Amsterdam in 1971.[2]
As the Independence of Suriname of 25 November 1975 approached, Evert Gonesh was entrusted with the coordination of the secretariat of the Constitutional Commission (Grondwetscommissie).[3]
In 1983, Gonesh was appointed Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences of the Anton de Kom University of Suriname.[2] In May 1994, Gonesh was transferred to the Netherlands as Ambassador.[4] He was also accredited as non-resident Ambassador of Suriname for Russia.[5] As the first (non-resident) Surinamese ambassador to the Holy See,[6] he was in 1998 decorated by the pope with the Grand Cross in the Order of Saint Gregory.[citation needed] On 1 March 2000, nine kg of cocaine was discovered in the diplomatic mail from Suriname.[7][8] Fours couriers transporting the mail were arrested,[9] and were sentenced to seven years imprisonment.[10]
In 2001 Gonesh retired.[2]
References[edit | edit source]
- ā "Recensies". OSO. Tijdschrift voor Surinaamse taalkunde, letterkunde en geschiedenis (in Nederlands). 2016. p. 355. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ā 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Evert Gonesh publiceert tweede boek over Lachmon". Star Nieuws (in Nederlands). Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ā "Herinneringen van de totstandkoming Onafhankelijkheidsgrondwet 1975". Star Nieuws (in Nederlands). Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ā "Ambassadeur Suriname". Trouw (in Nederlands). 29 April 1994. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ā "45th anniversary of bilateral relations". Embaixada da FederaĆ§Ć£o da RĆŗssia na RepĆŗblica Federativa do Brasil. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ā "ADDRESS OF HIS HOLINESS JOHN PAUL II TO H.E. Mr EVERT GUILLAUME AZIMULLAH, FIRST AMBASSADOR OF THE REPUBLIC OF SURINAME TO THE HOLY SEE*". Libreria Editrice Vaticana. 16 November 1995. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ā "Vondst cocaĆÆne in diplomatieke post Suriname". NRC (in Nederlands). 3 March 2000.
In de diplomatieke post uit Suriname is afgelopen woensdag op Schiphol een partij van negen kilo cocaĆÆne aangetroffen" = "Last wednesday, nine kilograms of cocaine was discovered in the diplomatic mail from Suriname
- ā "Drugs ontdekt in diplomatieke post Suriname". Reformatorisch Dagblad via Digibron. 3 March 2000. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ā "Zware eisen in 'diplomatieke' cokesmokkel". Trouw (in Nederlands). 23 August 2001. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ā "Zeven jaar cel voor smokkel per diplomatieke post". Reformatorisch Dagblad via Digibron (in Nederlands). Retrieved 20 January 2020.